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Support Groups |
Chester County Support Groups
for
Families of Special Needs Children
| Advocacy | ||
| Chester County Parents Involved Network | Karen Brenneman |
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| Parents Involved Network has opened an office in Chester County to offer advocacy for families with children/adolescents with emotional/behavioral challenges. | ||
| RAD (Reactive Attachment Disorder) | ||
| West Chester | Diane Kuchlak (610) 696-4900 ext:23 dkuchlak@gateway.net |
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| Meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month at Family Service of Chester County 310 North Matlack Street in West Chester | ||
| ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) | ||
| CHADD | Exton | Jane Fava (610) 429-0109 www.chadd.org |
| Exton CHADD meets the first Tuesday of every month from 7 PM-9PM at the Kesher Israel Congregation 1000 Pottstown Pike (Rte.100) just North of West Chester. | ||
| PDD (Pervasive Developmental Disorders) / Autism | ||
| West Chester | Gianina Griffin (610) 388-2941 Rgrif42@aol.com |
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| Meets on the 3rd Thursday of alternate months from 7-9 PM at the 7th Day Adventist Church on High Street in West Chester. | ||
| Mental Retardation | ||
| ARC Connections parent support groups |
Coatesville & Avon Grove |
Trish Shihaddeh (610) 594-1560 |
| Coatesville: Meets the 2nd Thursday of every month from
7 PM- 9 PM at Brandywine Hospital Speckman Building Avon Grove: Meets the 1st Wednesday of every month from 7PM-9PM at the Jennerville/West Grove YMCA |
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| Mental Illness | ||
| NAMI-CAN (Child and Adolescent Network) |
West Chester | Marilyn Baker (610) 296-0377 http://chescoami.tripod.com |
| Meets the 2nd Monday of every month from 7PM-9PM at Grove United Methodist Church 490 W. Boot Road West Chester PA 19380 | ||